JOHN FOWLER HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Cash
£736k
-45.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£109m
+1.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
641
+40% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.1m
-21.6% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £35,655,818 | £36,284,244 | £43,365,221 | +19.5% | |
| Operating profit | £3,529,418 | £4,949,209 | £5,584,394 | +12.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,622,123 | £3,965,433 | £3,110,677 | -21.6% | |
| Net profit | £2,120,956 | £3,014,993 | £2,107,487 | -30.1% | |
| Cash | £1,901,900 | £1,353,106 | £735,627 | -45.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £128,987,002 | £149,063,967 | £212,532,905 | +42.6% | |
| Net assets | £91,743,609 | £107,558,840 | £109,301,327 | +1.6% | |
| Equity | £91,743,609 | £107,558,840 | £109,301,327 | +1.6% | |
| Average employees | 428 | 458 | 641 | +40% | |
| Wages | £8,051,636 | £8,307,696 | £9,310,364 | +12.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £850,075 | £691,187 | £646,753 | -6.4% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 9.9% | 13.6% | 12.9% | |
| Net margin | 5.9% | 8.3% | 4.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.7% | 3.3% | 2.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 33.3% | 31.3% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.83x | 0.97x | 0.77x | |
| Interest cover | 3.71x | 4.57x | 2.23x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- JOHN FOWLER HOLDINGS LIMITED 2017-11-10 → present
- INTERSAND LIMITED 2016-03-08 → 2017-11-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Westcotts (SW) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- JOHN FOWLER HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- John Fowler Holidays Limited 64%
- Ruda Holiday Park Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The financial year marked a transformative milestone for our company with the acquisition of the iconic Ruda Holiday Park at Croyde, from Park Dean Resorts.”
- “This multimillion-pound deal was supported by our long-term financial partners HSBC, and represents the largest single asset expansion in our 73-year history.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGGS, Catherine Anne | Director | 2018-01-02 | May 1974 | British |
| STEER-FOWLER, John Edward Alexander | Director | 2022-03-01 | Oct 1992 | British |
| STEER-FOWLER, John Martyn William, Dr | Director | 2016-03-08 | Apr 1962 | British |
| STEER-FOWLER, Julian Adam John | Director | 2017-12-12 | Sep 1969 | British |
| STEER-FOWLER, Matthew William John | Director | 2022-03-01 | May 1990 | British |
| STEER-FOWLER, Oliver Joshua John | Director | 2022-03-01 | Jun 1988 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Ian Norman | Director | 2022-03-01 | 2023-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Bannerman Petrides | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust) | 2017-09-11 | Ceased 2020-01-23 |
| Mrs Susan Kathryn Steer-Fowler | Individual | Shares 50–75% (as trust) | 2017-09-11 | Ceased 2020-01-23 |
| Dr John Martyn William Steer-Fowler | Individual | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 62 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-06-27 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-06-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-06-27 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-06-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-14 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-05 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2024-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-05 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2024-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-21 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2023-07-21 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2023-06-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-06-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-06-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-06-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.